Zlatan Ibrahimovic reveals further development as injury return gathers pace

Ibrahimovic suffered a severe knee injury in the latter stages of last season.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic looks determined to return to action sooner than expected as he stepped up his recovery process from a serious knee injury. The former Sweden international suffered severe cruciate ligament damage in the latter stages of 2016/17 campaign and initial diagnosis ruled him out at least until the start of 2018.

Ibrahimovic scored 28 goals in all competitions, including in the Community Shield win against Leicester City and the English League Cup final win against Southampton. Mourinho also won the Europa League – beating Ajax in the final - in his first season at the club, and even though the Swede missed the final, he scored five goals leading up to the summit clash.

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The Swedish forward joined United from PSG on a free transfer last summer, but the Red Devils had to outlay a major financial package – £19.11m ($24.8m) – to convince him to sign for them. According to Football Leaks: The Dirty Business of Football Ibrahimovic earned a basic salary of £367,640-per-week while also being entitled to a goal bonus worth £2.86m.

Ibrahimovic has stepped up his recovery from a knee injury with the hope of an earlier than expected returnGetty